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betwixt

betwixt

9.9
Between two things or during the time between two events
  • adverb
  • /bɪˈtwɪkst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : entre
  • The cat sat quietly, betwixt the two large plants in the living room.

I've always been betwixt in between politically.

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Examples

  • But alas, betwixt me and you the turbid waters roll.

  • So many things happen by bringing to light what has long been hidden, lilting betwixt and between.

  • I've always been betwixt in between politically.

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  • It sits right there betwixt between the Yorkshire bear, the Orchard Green, right?

  • I have funneled alcohol from betwixt a woman's buttocks.

  • They're not behaving honestly, but I don't really understand that, you know, they, they feel a little betwixt in between.

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  • She felt lost, betwixt her past and the uncertain future ahead of her.

  • The old book lay betwixt the other volumes on the dusty shelf.

Synonyms

between
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3 1.0

In the time separating two events

is the archaic or literary alternative used instead of the common word
twixt
vsbetwixt
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The space between two things, used in old writing

is the fuller archaic literary form rather than the short poetic version
therebetween
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  • Archaic
9.9

In the space between things mentioned

is used more generally for any interval and not only for mentioned cases

Surface Forms

betwixt positive

Morphology

betwixt = (semi-transparent) = be + twixt

The meaning corresponds closely to 'between', but 'twixt' is an archaic/poetic form and not a productive modern base, so learners may not readily parse it. [Postprocessing: moved 'twixt' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Betwixt is an old form of between, made from be- + twi-, where twi- means 'two' and appears in words like 'twin' and 'twice'. So, betwixt literally means 'between' two things, which is why it is used in old or literary language to mean 'in the space between'.